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We pull into the parking lot. My daughter sits beside me, shoving Pringles into her mouth. This is a reconnaissance stop, before our official visit. We park for a moment, hardly breathing as we sit there. A few weeks ago, the headline of the local newspaper read, “Man charged with having 5 illegal guns.” The […]
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. wants a woman known as “Dr. Lipjob” sent to prison for allegedly continuing to give Botox treatments and other injections — in violation of a court order and despite not being properly licensed.
A prison sentence of 34 months given to 20-year-old drug dealer was the legal maximum, despite his admitting to overdosing and raping an 18-year-old schoolgirl, as well as allowing her to die and trying to dispose of her body. Snohomish County Judge Linda Krese was “surprised” and “outraged” by the deficiency in Washington’s state law […]
Identified as Cesar Sayoc, the suspect in mail bomb case has been charged with 5 federal crimes and faces up to 58 years in prison, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said, stressing the defendant is “innocent until proven guilty.” Sessions described the sending of explosive devices as “utterly unacceptable,” adding that “political violence or threat […]
An 18-year-old girl has been charged with reckless endangerment for pushing her 16-year-old friend off a 60-foot bridge in Washington state. Prosecutors filed charges against Taylor Smith on Friday for pushing her friend, Jordan Holgerson, off Moulton Falls bridge earlier this month. Footage of the incident was uploaded to social media and quickly went viral. […]
The Russian embassy in the US has accused American authorities of subjecting jailed Russian gun activist and ‘agent’ Maria Butina to cruel and inhumane treatment, including unwarranted strip searches. Butina was arrested and detained in Washington DC in July on espionage charges. The 29-year old is accused of acting as an agent of the Russian […]
IRISH mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor has pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn criminal court to disorderly conduct, cutting a deal that allows him to avoid prison time over a New York brawl. The 30-year-old, who is nicknamed “The Notorious,” had been charged with multiple counts of assault and criminal mischief after attacking a bus […]
At least six people have been detained following the release of a distressing video which appears to show a half-naked inmate being pinned to a table and tortured by guards at a Russian jail. The graphic 10-minute-long footage was released by Russia’s Novaya Gazeta newspaper on Friday. The paper claims that the gruesome incident took […]
Representatives of the Russian Embassy in the US have visited Maria Butina, the Russian gun activist awaiting trial in a Washington jail on charges of acting as an unregistered agent of the Russian government. In a statement on Thursday, the embassy said that despite “stress and psychological pressure” the Russian citizen endured in the wake […]
UK motorists are at risk of landing jail time for taking penalty points for other motorists. According to new research by Co-op Insurance, around 20 per cent of drivers in the UK have taken points for another motorist. This is completely illegal and comes with huge consequences. Motorists could be prosecuted for perverting the course […]
